Unlike previous generations, European Millennials don’t feel the pressure to complete life milestones in a certain order, and this is reflected in the way they have approached parenthood, too. This gen is happy to delay parenting until they feel ready for it, and have the financial capacity to do so. But data from YPulse’s WE Millennial Parenting report shows that 53% of Millennials in the region are now parents, and our research also shows that (just like their peers in NA) they’re changing what this lifestage looks like in many ways. So what makes European Millennial parents different? The following three charts tell you more about Millennial parenting, including the number of children they have, who looks after their children during the week, and how many are single parents: The majority of Millennial parents in Western Europe only have one child The majority of Millennial parents have only 1 child (54%), a +20pts difference gap between the number of Millennials parents who have 2 children (34%). Having more than...
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